Republican Congressman Jim Jordan asks Big Tech if Biden tried to censor AI
On Thursday, House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-OH) sent letters to 16 American technology firms, including Google and OpenAI, asking for past communications with the Biden Administration that might suggest the former President “coerced or colluded” with companies to “censor lawful speech” in AI products. The Trump Administration’s top technology advisers previously signaled it would pick […]
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Current Surgical is developing a ‘smart’ needle designed to treat cancerous tumors
D.C.-based Current Surgical this week announced a $3.2 million seed. The round, which brings the firm’s total raise up to $4 million, was led by True Ventures and features 1517 Fund and SciFounders. It will be used, in part, to modestly grow the startup’s team, hiring between 6-8 engineers in the next 24 months, focused […]
Current Surgical is developing a ‘smart’ needle designed to treat cancerous tumors by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch
Hackers allegedly steal Activision games and employee data
Unknown hackers allegedly stole internal data from the games giant Activision. On Sunday, the cybersecurity and malware research group vx-underground published screenshots of data purportedly stolen from Activision, including the schedule of planned content to be released for the popular first-person shooter Call of Duty. On Monday, games blog Insider Gaming said it confirmed a data […]
Hackers allegedly steal Activision games and employee data by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai originally published on TechCrunch
I Left Google to Pursue No-Code — Here’s How It Changed My Perspective on Bringing Products to Life
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TikTok expands its research API to nonprofit academic institutions in the U.S.
TikTok is expanding access to its research API to nonprofit academic institutions in the United States, the company announced on Tuesday. The expansion comes as TikTok started testing an early version of the research API back in November. Interested universities and researchers will have to apply for access and be approved by TikTok’s US Data […]
TikTok expands its research API to nonprofit academic institutions in the U.S. by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch
Soon You’ll Be Able to Pay to Be Verified on Facebook and Instagram — Here’s How Much It Costs
Coinbase says some employees’ information stolen by hackers
Crypto exchange Coinbase has confirmed that it was briefly compromised by the same attackers that targeted Twilio, Cloudflare, DoorDash, and more than a hundred other organizations last year. In a post-mortem of the incident published over the weekend, Coinbase said that the so-called ‘0ktapus’ hackers stole the login credentials of one of its employees in an […]
Coinbase says some employees’ information stolen by hackers by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch
Hear why founders and investors love Boston at TechCrunch’s free City Spotlight: Boston event
TechCrunch Live is making a special (virtual) trip to Boston on February 27, 2023, and you’re invited to the free event. Register here! While NYC may have the glitz, Miami the weather, and San Francisco the centrality; Boston has its own charms – and we’re going to discuss why Boston is a great place to […]
Hear why founders and investors love Boston at TechCrunch’s free City Spotlight: Boston event by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch